I was asked by a member today why I deleted his post. I was honest and replied that I didn't know which post he was referring to because I had removed several today, as most days. So, I asked him if it matched one of the following:
A) a random YouTube video with no description/relevance?
B) a political advertisement for some local favorite?
C) an event listing for some local event?
D) a random GoFundMe or Kickstarter link?
E) a random user / group that you think everyone else should follow?
F) a satire post which isn't clearly labeled as such? Or, even if clearly labeled, are commenters repeatedly confusing it for fact? ALL posts from satire sites MUST include a disclaimer stating such. This includes, but is not limited to, The Onion, the Burrard Street (BS) Journal and the Borrowitz Report.
G) a photoshopped pic pretending to be real just for the laughs?
H) a pic/quote from some famous person which can't be verified for authenticity?
I) some other odd, random post with little or nothing to do with the topics covered by Stephanie on her show?
B) a political advertisement for some local favorite?
C) an event listing for some local event?
D) a random GoFundMe or Kickstarter link?
E) a random user / group that you think everyone else should follow?
F) a satire post which isn't clearly labeled as such? Or, even if clearly labeled, are commenters repeatedly confusing it for fact? ALL posts from satire sites MUST include a disclaimer stating such. This includes, but is not limited to, The Onion, the Burrard Street (BS) Journal and the Borrowitz Report.
G) a photoshopped pic pretending to be real just for the laughs?
H) a pic/quote from some famous person which can't be verified for authenticity?
I) some other odd, random post with little or nothing to do with the topics covered by Stephanie on her show?
These are the sorts of posts I quietly remove each day. 
I should have added 4 more to the list:
1) A repeat of a post seen days, hours or even only minutes before. This includes very similar posts on the same hot "topic of the moment".
2) A post or comment attacking the current Democratic nominee for President.
3) A post with the dreaded "Attachment Unavailable ".
4) Your 4th, 5th or 6th post of the day... Please limit yourself to *2 POSTS PER DAY* unless that 3rd one is a real whopper!
2) A post or comment attacking the current Democratic nominee for President.
3) A post with the dreaded "Attachment Unavailable ".
4) Your 4th, 5th or 6th post of the day... Please limit yourself to *2 POSTS PER DAY* unless that 3rd one is a real whopper!
One more) Self-promotional posts. If you run another group or blog and just want to dump your stuff here for exposure, please don't! * This includes sales posts!
Final one?) This is the Stephanie Miller Show FAN Club, not haters club! If you don't like something Mama said or what one of her guests said or if you don't like one of her guests at all, share that on your personal page, not in here... Disrespecting Mama or her guests will not be tolerated!
So, take heed, anyone posting anything described above should not be surprised if their post simply vanishes.
PS. Quickest way to get removed from the group is to block one of the admins! A slower but still sure way is to repeatedly or egregiously break the posting guidelines listed above!
PPS. Another way to get removed is to harass other members. People are allowed to have contrary opinions to you, that's part of life. Instead of attacking them for not sharing yours, post your own message! Another concern lately is the divide between the Bernie and Hillary camps. I am convinced that a lot of the animosity is being driven by paid trolls. So, to try to prevent further bloodshed and hurt feelings, we are going to start removing "vote blue" type messages. Vote shaming is totally not cool!
NB: FaceBook seems to have a new "feature" that allows you to turn off commenting on a post. Don't do it! If it isn't worthy of commentary, it isn't worth posting here!
Two additional notes:
1) Please don't share a shared post. I don't think it has always been this way, but suddenly FB doesn't show the post, just a link to the other person's post. That's too much work for some, so do us all a favor and share the original post or, better yet, if it is just a pic you are after, save it to your device and then upload just that.
2) The dreaded "Attachment Unavailable"... I think most people understand the concept, but for those that don't, here is an explanation. Each post/pic on FB has permissions associated with it. They range from very restrictive where only you can see it, to just your friends/members of your group can see it, to wide open where everyone can see it. If you share something that is protected, most people won't be able to see it. Yes, *you* can always see it, sometimes even your friends or someone you share membership in another group with can see it but the majority can't. This isn't a trick, no one is pulling your leg and no one is making fun of you when it happens. We have lots of memes we use to show that the attachment isn't there, but those are just for fun. The bottom line is that if someone points out that your attachment is unavailable, it is up to YOU to either fix the permissions, if you can or to delete your post if you can't. There is no point leaving up a post that most people can't see. Due to the high number of posts with unavailable attachments, and the number that remain even after it has been pointed out, they will be deleted immediately from now on.
Due to the high number of posts with unavailable attachments, and the number that remain even after it has been pointed out, they will be deleted immediately from now on.
One more? OK, it's 2017, no one posts in all CAPS any more. Please don't!
We are taking advantage of a new Facebook feature that lets us ask questions for new members. If you want to join the group, please at least attempt answering them! It helps us weed out the spammers! Thanks! 
Speaking of new members, if you have friends that you think might like to join, tell them about the group, but don't "add" them directly. Such requests get denied because we don't know if they really want to join or not.
Speaking of new members, if you have friends that you think might like to join, tell them about the group, but don't "add" them directly. Such requests get denied because we don't know if they really want to join or not.
Addendum: this is not an obituary group. Yes, it is sad when your favorite celebrity dies, but unless they have some special connection to the show or some political spin, please save the death notices for your personal wall.
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